Category: Hebron
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URGENT ACTION: Four Palestinian Human Rights Defenders arrested facing military trial
1st April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine The four human rights activists arrested three days ago on Thursday 30th March on a peaceful Land Day protest action now face the Israeli military court at Ofer tomorrow, 2nd April. They are charged with participating in an illegal demonstration and being…
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Four Palestinians arrested during Land Day action in al-Khalil
31st March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Thursday the 30th March, four prominent Palestinian activists were violently arrested by Israeli forces following an olive tree planting action marking the 41st Land Day demonstrations in al-Khalil. ISM activists joined demonstrators who had gathered near the Palestinian house now occupied…
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Long-awaited maintenance works offer rare sight for Palestinians in al-Khalil
30th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On Wednesday 29th March 2017 Israeli forces opened a blocked-off street for the first time in almost two decades to allow long-overdue sewage system works. The alley in occupied al-Khalil, open for less than a day, gave Palestinians the rare opportunity to see…
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Dozens protest against AIPAC in Hebron sunshine
26th March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Dozens of Palestinians gathered in Tel Rumeida, al Khalil, to protest against the annual AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) conference held in Washington, DC. Lacking the freedom of movement to protest in DC, the people of Hebron still want their voices to be…
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Palestinians ID checked and searched during early morning incursion in Hebron souk
21st March 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine In the early morning of the 21st March a group of Israeli forces carried out ID checks and body searches on young Palestinian men and children on their morning commutes through the souk (old market) of Hebron. Two ISM activists were walking to…
